Force 内力

Force (内力, nèilì) is the power behind the internal arts. A few Grey nanites seeded into a body join it instead of consuming it. They grow a conductive lattice along the body, the meridians (经脉), and store charge in a core in the belly, the dantian (丹田).

Officially these are just “internal arts”. Seeding is banned for commoners.

What the swarm does	What it does in the body	Wuxia name
Lays carbon down as fibre	A conductive lattice along the fascia	Meridians 经脉
Harvests and stores energy	A charge core fed by your metabolism	Dantian 丹田, Force
Signals the rest of the swarm	Links with your nerves and neural port	Mind moves, ghost sense

Two axes

The Force system has two separate axes:

Axis	What it decides	How you get it
Three Treasures (精气神): skills	How strong your moves are	Skill points when you level up
Four Traditions (道佛墨儒): sources of moves	Which moves you know	Learned in the world: teachers, manuals, practice, quests, kata chips. Never on the level-up screen

The Three Treasures

• Essence (精), the Inner Physique skill: moves that work through the body.
• Energy (气), the Energy Manipulation skill: moves that project force outward.
• Mind (神), the Psychological Power skill: moves that act on the mind.

The Four Traditions

Tradition	Style	Where to learn it
Taoist 道	Flow and balance	Xuanmen Abbey
Buddhist 佛	Body and stillness	The Vajra Court
Mohist 墨	Mechanism and force	The Mohist Workshop
Confucian 儒	Mind and presence	Minglun Academy

You prepare a limited set of moves when you sleep or meditate. You can mix moves from several traditions, but mixed moves cost more and hit softer.

Qinggong

Qinggong (轻功) uses Force for leaps, wall-runs and safe falls, which matters a great deal in a city built down a shaft.